2008 first round pick Tyler Cuma is HF Wild's choice for #17 with 44.83% of the vote. It's a mighty fall for Cuma as someone pointed out he was Minnesota's #1 prospect in 2009 and knee injuries and solid drafting have derailed him.

Still don't like anyone voting for a remaining 2012 draft pick here. I can give Draeger votes a pass, but Gunnarsson votes are just silly.

Yes, it is silly to vote for a player that was only 20 years old and playing professional hockey. All the while playing a solid two-way game. Absolutely ridiculous to vote for him. No one needs a 6'4" defenseman. Its just silly to rank them higher than other 2012 draft picks, even though they might be more NHL ready than other picks.

Yes, it is silly to vote for a player that was only 20 years old and playing professional hockey. All the while playing a solid two-way game. Absolutely ridiculous to vote for him. No one needs a 6'4" defenseman. Its just silly to rank them higher than other 2012 draft picks, even though they might be more NHL ready than other picks.

Yeah, it's such an obvious choice to pick someone who Wild scouts didn't bother to pick until the 5th round over those guys they felt the need to grab in the third and fourth rounds. Obviously they were just trying to add some difficulty to the draft, trying to pick players in reverse order of value. stewie.jpg

I take this list as a mix of NHL readiness and potential. Gunnarsson has more readiness than the others, because Draeger and Gilmour are huge projects more than anything. Gunnarsson can play in NA this year and play in the NHL within a couple years.